Type-writing machine.



J. PURDY.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 13130.11, 1911.

LQBJQ, Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

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HIEATTQRNEY LPURDY. TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED DEO. 11,1911.

Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

'WITNE'ES Ibn/ENTER H|5 AT TDRNY l spion.,

JOHN PURDY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE MONARCH. TYEEWRITER lCOMPANY, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters latent. Patented Apr. 1G, 1912.-

Appncanon sied December 11, 1911. ,serial No. 664,991.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoHN PURDY, al citizen of the United States, andresident of the borough of Brooklyn, city of New York, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Type-Writing Machines, of which the following is aspecitication.`

My invention relates to typewriting machines and more particularly tomachines for preparing or writing stencil plates or cards, and theobject of the invention, gen-` erally stated, is to providecomparatively simple and eflicient means of the character specified andby which the stencil plates or cards may be quickly introduced into themachine and properly squared 'and positioned to receive the first lineof .writing and may be introduced into and fed through the machine in aflat condition. l

To the above and other ends which will hereinafter appear, my invent-ionconsists in the features of construction, arrangements of parts andcombinations of devices described in the following specification andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters indicatecorresponding parts in the various views, Figure 1 a fragmentary frontelevation showing the upper portion of a typewriting machine embodyingmy invention. FigfQ is a fragmentary side elevation of the same withparts in section. Fig.`3 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of oneof the feed rollers and some of the associated parts. Figui is afragmentary detail perspective view of the release key and some of theasscciated parts. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the side edgegage.

I have shown my invention in the present instance embodied in a Monarchmachine and have only shown so much of said machine as may be necessarytoarrive at an understanding of my invention. It should be understood,however, that the invent-ion may be embodied in various'stylesof type-vwriting machines employing a cylindrical or rotative platen.

rI`he frame of the machine comprises-cornerposts 1 surmounted by a topplate 2. Fixed oppositely grooved guide rails are secured to standards 4by screws 5. standards are fixed to and project upwardly from the topplateiof the machine and are adapted to -support the carriage in itsmovement from side to side of the machine over theltop'plate. Thecarriage comprises a guide bar 6 oppositely groovedr at the top andbottom thereof to receive anti-friction balls or rollers 7 which arelikewise received .in the oppositely grooved bearings in the The guidebar G constifixed guide rails tutes a rear cross bar of the carriagefrom which project forwardly extending side or end bars 8, provided withbearingsto receive a platen shaft 9 on which a cylindrical rotativeplaten 10 ismounted. It will be understood that the carriage in` itsmovement over the top plate isimpelled by the usual carriage spring (notshown) and is controlled lby the usual escapementmechanism which I havenot deemed it necessary to illustrate. 'A line spacing movement may betransmitted to the platen by the usual means cooperative with a linespacing wheel 11 to effect a step-by-step rotative movement of theplaten. Projecting upwardly from the end bars 8 of the carriage are theusual lugs 12 and 13 apertured to receive the ends of a rod 14 fixed inits bearings and held in position by screws 15 and 1G. This cross barsupports the usual erasing shelf 17 and margin paper .fingers and feedrollers 18 and 19 respectively. A combined platen and carriage scaleplate 20 is supported in the usual manner beneath the printing line,indicated at a. y

The construction thus far described constitutes part of the ordinaryequipment of the Monarch machine and'further detailed descriptionthereof isdecmed unnecessary, it being understood that the usualupwardly and rearwardly swinging type bars are adapted to strike againstthe front face of the platen. I

-I have provided the following additional or supplementary equipment bywhich thel machine may be readily converted into a machine for preparingor writing stencil plates'and by which the stencil plates may beproperly positioned in the machine to receive the tirstline of writingand may be introduced, positioned and fed through the machine in a fiatcondition. Anl auxil- These sol iary plate,21is secured to theusualdepending lugs 22]'011 the top plate by headed screws 23 receivedin-tapped openings in the lugs.

The upper edge of the plate 21 is bent f or-v Wardly at right. angles tothe body portlon4 whole by the reference numeral 25. Thesestencilplates' are ordinarily made vwith a comparatively thick'rectangularpasteboard frame-26 which is covered by a comparatively thin stencil esheet .27.

l,It will' loe-seen upon referenceto Figs. 1f

and 2 that when the stencil plate or card is .introduced into themachine the bottom edge thereof squared and properly positioned againstthe support 24 which is carried by the top plate of the machine, andthat when 1 thus squared the lstencil late is in a posi! tion to receivethe first ine of writ-mg Si@ thereon. It will be seen-moreover, thatthestencil late is maintained in a fiat condition in ront of the platenand, as will hereinafter more clearly appear, may be -fed in suchcondition upwardly during the .line 85 spacing movement of the platen.The plate 21 is apertured at 28 to enable a vibrator lever 29' toproject therethrough. A plate 30 is secured by a screw 31 t the plate21. This plate 30 is likewise apertured at32 to 4o register with theopening 28 to receive the vibrator lever v29 therethrough. The plate 30is bent forwardly at 33 beneath the card support and extends upwardly at34' above the card support to form a pointer which is in alinement withthe printing' point, indi cated at Xin Fig. 1. This pointer performs atwo-fold function; thus it indicates on the stencil plate, the printingpoint and at the same time constitutes means for preventingv the stencilplate from being displaced forwardly at the bottom edge thereof fromthesupport 24. Italso coperates'` with the scales on the scale plate 20when a stencil vplate is removed from the machine in order to indicatethe posit-ion of the carriage in its line of travel.

From an inspection of Figs. 1 and 2 it will be seen that a sheetmetalbracket 3.5 is secured to the upwardly extending 'lug 12 on.

the right-hand end bar of the. carriage by the screw 15 which securesthe cross bar or rod 14 in position. l'This bracket plate is bent atright angles to its length, as indicated at 36, so as to pass throughthe inner 66 side ofthe right-hand end bar 8, and is secured thereto fatits forward end .by av screw opening 40 in a yoke-like member 41, one

and rearwardly to orman arm 42 which terminates in a finger piece orke43 by which the yoke may be turned-on its pivot 39. A headed pin 44extends laterally from the arm 42 and is engaged by one end of a Wirespring 45. This spring is coiled about a headed pin 46 whichV projectsinwardly from the bracket arm 38. The opposite end of the spring is bentto the right at 47 where bracket 35, so that the force of the spring ,isexerted fto' tend to move the arm 42 upwardly and tov turn the yoke-likemember 41 in the direction of .thearrow in Fig. 4. A

vopening corresponding in shape to the cross section of the splined rockshaft. From-an inspection of Fig. v4 it will be understood that theaxialcenter ofthe rock shaft is in alinement with the axis of the pivot 39and that the spline 49 connects the rock shaft to the yoke 41 and arm 42to turn therewith. This splined rock shaftis arrangedabove the platenand above the front. face thereof and extends throughout the length yofthe carriage and is received at its opposite end in a bearing opening inasheet metal bracket 50. The bearing opening in'the bracket 50 to limit.the longitudinal movement of the rock shaft to the left.

From an inspection of Fig. 1 it will be seen that the longitudinalmovement of the rock shaft 48 to the right is limited by the right-handend thereof abutting thelheaded pivot 39. The bracket. 50 has a footpiece 51 formed -thereon and bearing againstthe top of the left-hand endbar8 ofthe carriage, in order to l.support the forward end of thebracket.

the carriage by the screw 16 which connects the cross bar 14 to thecarriage. ,j

From the foregoing description. .it will be understood that theright-hand. supporting bracket 35 for the splined rock shaft isseof byscrews 37 and 15 respectively, whereas the rear end thereof by the screw16. This mannerv of connecting the .two 'brackets right-hand bracket tothe carriage, butto secure the lefthand bracket in such a manner thatthe forward end thereof may be slightly flexed to the left. in order todisis cylindrical and the end of the splilie 49 bears against the innerface of the bracket The bracketv extends rear-I wardly'and is connectedat its rear end tovcured at both the front and rear ends there? theleft-hand bracket 50 is secured only at therefore is effectiveto'rigidly secure lthe 37. An vupwardly extending arm 38 of the bracket35 has a headed pivt 39 riveted. thereto. This pivot, as w1ll be seen`upon reference to Fig. 4,'is received in a bearingv arm of the yoke'beinextended' downwardly sol its rests against the bottom portion. of' the.splined rock shaft or rod 48 is received in y an opening in the arm 42of the yoke, such iso engage it from the left-hand end of the rock shaft48 and enable vthe shaft to be withdrawn from the bearing on the yoke 4lat the right-hand end of the rod.

Two sheet metal hangers, each designated as a whole by the referencenun'ieral 52, are mounted for a limited pivotal movement on the splined`rock shaft 48. Referring more particularly to Fig. 3 it will be seenthat each hanger is provided with parallel ears 53 having cylindricalbearing openings 54 for the reception of the body of the splined rockshaft 48. Each ear islikewise apertured at 55 to receive the spline onthe shaft. Each aperture .'35 is wider than the thickness of thesplinein order that a slight pivotal movement of the hanger may beeffected independently ofthe rock shaft.

yA leaf spring 56 bears at its free end against the forward edge of thesplineftf and the spring is looped at 57 and is perforated to receivefreely -therethrough a screw 58. The body portion of the hanger 52 islikewise perforated toreceive the screw freely therethrough; the head 59of the screw bearing against ythe rear'side of the hanger, whereas a nutGO is threaded onto the forward end of the screw. By adjustingeaeh nut60 toward the head of the 'screw the looped portion of the spring may beflexed to increase the pressure of the spring on the spline. It will beseen that by this arrangement an individual `adjusting means is appear.

provided for each hanger, and that each hanger may be moved toward andaway from the platen against thepressure of the spring' 5G independentlyof the other, for purposes which will hereinafter more clearly Eachhanger carries -an inwardly off-set margin feed roller 6l connected tothe hanger by a headed pivot screw 62, received at its threaded end in atapped opening in the block-like portion G3 on the hanger. Each marginfeed roller as shown in the present instance comprises a metal rollerhaving a knurled periphery and an outwardly extending hub G4. The treadof each feed roller is therefore oH-set inwardly from the hanger whichcarries it. These rollers are preferably arranged in front of the platenadjacent to the printing line in a position where ,they are adapted tocooperate with the side Aedge portions of a stencil plate, while thelatter is maintained in a flat condition in front of the platen and atthe printing` line, and while 1t is supported on the stencil plate orcard support Q4. In the present instance the rollers'bear against theplaten above theV printing line a a short distance. l

Solder-ed or otherwise connected to the inneixear 58 of each hanger is aplate 65 provided with an inwardly off-set bent arm 66. This arm isprolonged to form a deiectmg finger G7 which extends from the front ofthrough the deflecting finger.

the rock shaft or rod 48 downwardly and rearwardly toward the platen,said finger terminating adjacent to the platen as shown in Fig. 2. Eachfinger tis'tands at an inclination to the plane of the stencil plate orcard when the latter is properly positioned in the machine. Eachdetlecting iinger 67 is also arranged in position where a vertical foreand aft -ypla-ne extending through the tread of the associated feedroller will likewise extend longitudinally It will be seen thereforethat the -deiiecting lingers are in positions where they will co-actwith the uppery or leading edge of the card or stencil plate nealr theside members ofthe frame thereof and in rear of the stencil plate todeflect the upper edge thereof forwardly to clear the rock shaft 48 andto cause the tcartLto pass upwardly in front of said rock shaft.

It will be understood that the construction is such that each hanger,and the deflecting finger 67 which is connectedI therewith, vis capableof being adjusted on the rock shaft 48 longitudinally thereof in orderthat the marginv feed rollers may, if desired, be adjusted to differentposit-ions longitudinallyv of the platen, so as to present differentlengthwise portions of the platen to the impact ofthe types. To maintainthe hangers and margin feed rollers against relative adjustmentlongitudinally of the platen I have connected the hangers by atlexible-metal strip 68 which extends longitudinally of the platen andmay be connected at each end to a hanger by solder or other suitablecharacter of connection. This strip therefore maintains a fixed relationbetween the marginv feedrollerI 6l and between the deiiecting iingersG7, considered longitudinally of the platen, although the connectingstrip 68 does not prevent a relative and limited pivotal movement of thehangers and the parts carried thereby by reason of the flexible natureof the strip. The connecting strip 68 however does not prevent thehangers and the parts carried thereby from being justed to. difllerentpositions longitudinally of the platen if desired; but merely maintainsthem properly spaced apart to coperate with a stencil plate of a givensize in order that the feed rollers and detlecting fingers may co-actwith the frame 26 of the stencil plate and not with the covering 27thereon where it spans the rectangular opening in the frame.

It should be understood that the rock shaft 1-8 is turned by the spring45 to exert the force of said spring through the margin feed roller 6lagainst the side bars of the stencil plate or frame, but that,nevertheless. any inequalities in one side of the. frame will cause themargin feed roller 61' which 30 cooperates therewith to be deflectedaway spring56 without causing a corresponding' from the platen againstthe force of its movement of theother margin feed roller. The marginfeed rollers ltherefore act under the force of the spring 45 tobearagainst the frame Vof "1e stencil sheet or plate and each roller ialso acts individually against the frame .under the force of itsspring56. By this construction an efficient selfregulating feed may beeffected vfor-'the stencil plates and each stencil plate is compressedby the 'margin feed rollers against the face of the platen near theprinting linel in o rder to effeet an upward feed of a stencil platevvl'iile it is maintained in a fiat condition. TheJ deiiecting fingers67 assure a feed of the stencil plate'to the forward side of the rockshaft 48 Where'the rock shaft does not constitutev anobstruction to theoperators view of the plate asthe Writing proceeds. j y

If at any t'meit is desired to release the pressure of the margin feedrollers lon a.

stencil plate a-depression of theiinger piece 43 is effective to turnthe rock shaft 48 and latter, and is likevvise supportedindependently'of the means by which .the stencil sheet is fed andguided-in its line spacing moves ment;\that the feed rollers 61 areseparate from the lsupport 24 by which the lower edge of the cardissupported and that said feed rollers are also supported independently.of

the support 24 by which the card or stencil plate is supported inposition When'it is rst.-

4 It will also be seenV that the construction is such that it introducedinto lthe machine.

is inthe naturev of an' attachment which may be`readily applied toexisting forms of -machines such asl the Monarch machine Without.modifying the structural features of that machinerand. that When therock shaft 48 lis detachedA fo'm its supporting bracket 501 conditionfor ordinary use.

50 andV from the yoke 41 the carriage is in While the paper fingers 18and margin feed rollers 19 -of the ordinary equipment are not employedwhen the machineis used for stencil'work, I have shown these parts inorder to indi cate that the carriage may be quickly adapted for ordinaryuse and that it is unnecessary to remove the ordinary equipment on thecarriage in order to employ the devices ofmy invention thereon.l Whenthevrod 48v vand the parts carried thereby are removed in the mannerdescribed, and the plate 21 is detached and replaced by theordinar sfront plate of a Monarch machine Whic 'carries ribbon vibratorequipment, the machine Will be in condition. for ordinary use forcorrespondence and the like.

I have provided a side edge gage, which isshown in detail in Fig. 5,toaidin prop erly positioning the stencil plates in the machine..4 Thisside edge gage is designated as a Whole by the-reference numeralv 69land comprises an angular plate, one of the angular members 7() of whichis in a plane at right angles to the axis of the platen and is inposition to vcoperatewith the righthand side edge of a stencil plate or.card when the latter is introduced into the machine, as shown inFig. 1. The otlieranguvlar portion of the -side edge gage 'is arportonof the right-hand spring 56, and is perforated to receive a screw 58therethrough. The associate nutGO bearson top of the gage and secures itin place. It will be. seen that the gage is thuscarried by theright-handhanger 52 and maintains a fixed relation with reference to themargin feed rollers 61 and the deflecting fingers 67, consideredlongitudinally of the` platen. Any adjustment-of the margin feed rollersand deflecting lingers brings vabout a correspond'- in adjustment` ofthe side edge gage, so that it is at all -times'in a position toproperly cop'erate With the right-hand side edge of a stencil plateirres ective of the position to which the feedrolers may be adjustedlongitudinally ofthe platen. understood that the contact face of theside edge gage is in a plane which is at rightangles to the -plane ofthe contact face of the support 24 for the stencil'plates, so' that thecontact face on the side edge gagev and -ate vvith'edges of the stencilplate which are lat rightangles to eachother, to properly the machineboth horizontally and vertically and obtain a proper positioning of, thestencil plate with reference to the printing line and with reference tothel feeding and guidthe embodiment of'thesev-devies in the. machineprovides means by which stencil plates may l be readily introduced' andproperly' squared and positioned-Qin the'machinenina be' fed in suchconditionv duringithe line it -is by the feed movementsof the platen-thatthe stencil lates are fedto receive lthe dilerent lines o writingVarious changesvmay' be 'made withoutranged to overlap and rest on thelooped It' Willalso bev the contact :face on .the support 24 cop'er Asquare the plate when it is introduced intostructural features of that'machinegthatatcondition; that the .stencil plate'sf-mayspacingmovements `of the-platenand that ioo f ing devices which coperate iwiththe stencil the combination' of acarriage, a rotative platen, supportingmeans coperative, `with the bottom edge of a card for squarmg the lcardand supporting it in a flat condition in front of the platen and at theprinting line, and spring-pressed margin feed rollers arranged in frontof the platen and adjacent to the printing line and coperative with acard near the side edge portions thereof, said feed rollers beingindependent of rsaid supporting means and independent of the means bywhich said supporting means receives its support.

2. lIn a front-strike' typeivritiug machine,

the combination of a carria e a rotative.

4 .g v .1 platen, supporting means cooperative `With the bottom edge ofthe card for squaring the card and supporting itin a flat condition infront ofthe platen and at the print-ing line, contact devices arrangedin front of the platen adjacent to the printing line and coperative witha card near theside edge portions thereof, said contact devices beingindependent of said supporting means and independent .of the means bywhich said supporting meansreceives its support, and

detlecting fingers which are arranged above "said contact devices andextend downwardly and rearwardly toward the platen' and cooperate withthe upper edge of the card at the rear side thereof.

3. In a front-strike typeivriting machine, the combination of acarriage, ay rotative platen, supporting means coperative With thebottom edge of the card for squaring the card and supporting it in afiat condition in front of the platen and at the printing line, a roddetachably connected to the carriage and separate from said cardsupporting means and sepaatefrom the means by which the card supportingmeans is supported, and spring-pressed feed devices arranged in front ofthe platen adjacent to the printing line and coperative with the cardnear the side edge portions thereof, said feed devices being carried byand detachable with said rod.

'.4. In a front-strike typeivriting machine, the combination of acarriage, a rotative platen, supporting means coperative with thebottoni edge of a card for squaring the card and supporting it in a flatcondition in front of the platen and at the printing line: a rod carriedby the carriage and separate from the card supporting means and sparatefrom the means by which the card supporting means is supported, feeddevices arranged iii front of the platen adjacent to the printing lineand coperative with a card near the side edges thereof, and inrtheplaten and for exerting clined deiecting fingers carried by said rod andcoperative with the cy rd to guide it to the front of said rod.

5. In a front-strike typeivriting machine, the combination of acarriage, a rotative platen, supporting means coperative ivith thebottom edge of a card. for squaring the card and supporting it in a fiatcondition in front ofthe platen and at the printing line, a roddetaehably connected to the carriage -and separate from the card.supporting means and the means by which said card supporting means issupported, spring pressed margin feed rollers carried by and detachablewith s aid rod, said margin feed rollers being'arranged in front of theplaten adjacent to the printing line, and inclined deiiecting fingerswhich are carried by and are detachable with said rod and eXtenddownwardly and rearwardly therefromtoward the platen and coperate withthe upper edge of a cardto guide it in front of said rod.

6. In a frontstrike typeivritingmachine, the combination of'a carriage,a rotative platen carried thereby, a su'pport arranged in front of theplaten and beneath the printing' line, said support being operative tosupport a card or the like at the bottom edge thereof while the card ismaintained in a fiat condition in front of the platen at the printingline, margin feed rollers Which are separate'from said card support andwhich are supported independently thereof, said margin feed rollersbeing coperative with the card near the side edges thereof, and mountedfor movement toward and away from the platen, and spring means formoving said rollers toward the platen and Vfor exerting a spring forcethrough the roll ers against the card.

7. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage,a rotative platen carried thereby, a substantially horizontally disposedshelf-'like support ar-v ranged in front of the platen and beneath theprinting line and extending longitudinally of the platen, said supportbeing operative to support a card or the like at the bottom edge thereofWhile the card is maintained in a flat condition in front of the platenand at the printing line, margin feed rollers which are separate fromsaid shelflike support and which are supported independently thereof,said margin feed rollers being coperative With a card near the sideedges thereof and mounted for movement toward and away from the platen,and spring means for moving said rollers toward a spring force throughthe rollers against the card.

8. In a front-strike typeivriting machine,- the combination' of acarriage, av rotative platen carried thereby, ya support arranged infront of the platen and beneath the printing line, said port a card orthe like atthe bottom edgel support being operative to supthereof whilethe 'card ismaintai'ned in a fiat condition in front of the platenand atthe printing line, margin feed rollers whichare separate from saldoardsupport and which are supported independently thereof, a rod. onwhichsaid rollers are supported and vmeansindependent of said rod foroperatively connectingsaid rollers to prevent a relative movementthereof longitudinally of said rod.

9. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage,a rotative platen carried thereby, a support arranged in front of theplaten and beneath` the print- -ing line, said support being operativeto supyport a card or the like at the bottom edge thereof while the cardis maintained in Aa flat condition in front of the platen and at `theprinting line, marginfeedrollers which are. separate from said cardsupport and which are supported independently thereof,

4said margin '.feed rollers being adjacent to the printing .line andbeing coperative with the 'card near the side edges thereof, andmeansfor operatively connecting said rollers to prevent relative movementbetween them longitudinally of the platen but to aiford relativemovement between ,the rollers toward and away from the platen..v

l0. l'Ina front-strike typewri'tmg machine,-

the combination of a carriage, a rotative platen carried.thereby,` fasupport `arranged in front of theplaten and beneath the printf ing line,said support Abeing operative to support a card or the like. at thebottom` edge thereof. while thecard -is maintainedin a. 'Hat conditionin front of the platen and at therprin-ting line, margin feed rollerswhich ,aexseparatefrom said card supportand w ich are sup ortedindependentlythereohi said margin eed rollers being coperative withthecardnear'the side 'edges thereof and Amountedgfor movement toward 'andaway. from the platen, and .a flexing oon-y nectionbetween 'said rollersfor connecting them against relative movement longitudinallyof theplatenvbut affording a relative movementbetween the rollers toward andaway from lthe platen.

11.l In a front-strike qtypewriting machine, the combination'ofaio'arriage, a rotav'tive plateny carried thereby, a support arranged infront of theplaten and beneath Y the printing line, said support beingopera-- -tive'to support a card or the like at the bottom edge thereofwhile the card is main-v tained in a flat condition in front oftheplaten at theprinting line, margin feed'rollers whichvare separate fromSaidcardsupport'and which are supported independently thereof, saidmargin feed rrollers being cooperative with the card near the side.edges-fthereof, independent pivoted springgitudinally of the platen andconnects said supporting members to prevent a relative movement betweenthe members longitudinally of y the platenbut to afford a relativemovement between the members toward and away from the platen.

' 12. In -a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination of acarriage, a rotative platen carried thereby, a support arranged in frontof the platen and beneath the printing line, said support beingoperative to support a card or the like at the bottom edge thereof whilethe cardis main-` tained in a flat'condition in front of the platen andat the printingline, a supportingred, hangers independent of said cardspport and mounted. on'sa'id rod'. for pivotal movement, an independent'springfor .tom edge thereof while the card is maintained ina iiat"oonditiol'iv infront ofthe platen and at the printing line, a springlturned rock shaft, hangers independent of said'o'alrd support andmounted on saidrock shaft fora limited pivotalmovement thereon,fanindependent spring for eachhange-r to 'force' one of the' hangers!independently of the other toward the platen, an off-set inwardlyextending margin feed roller mounted on each of said hangers, said feedrollers being ooperative with a card near the side edges thereof,- andafinger piece connected with said' rock shaft and operative to 'turn itto release the feed rollers from the platen or the card with which theycooperate.

14;. AIn chi-ne, the combination of a carriage, a rotative 'platencarriedthereby, a support arla front-strike typ'evvriting` ma- .presseds upprtingimembers for said roll'- ers, anda resilient strip whichextends lon-.

ranged in front'of the platen and beneath the printing line, saidsupport being operative to support a card or the like at the bot,- tomedge thereof while the card is maintained 1n a flat condition infrontofthe platen at the printing linef a splined rod, hangers;l independentofy said card support and mounted on said splined rod for a limitedpivotal movement thereof, an independent spring for each hanger,eachspring, Co-

operating With the spline to force the assobiated hanger towardtheplaten, anon-set inwardly extending; .n iarginv ,feed roller chine,`the combination of a carrlage, a rotative movement between themlongitudinally' of the platen, and a finger piece connected with saidsplined rod and operative to turn it to release the feed rollers fromthe platen or the card with which they coperate.

l5. In a front-strike typewriting in ative platen carried thereby, asupport arranged in front of the platen and beneath.

the printingl line, said support being operative to support a card orthe like at the bottom' edge thereof while the card is maintained in aflat condition, in front ofthe platen at the printing lihe, lnarginfeedrollers which are separate from said card support and which aresupported independently thereof, said margin feed rollersbeing-cooperative with a card near the side edges thereof and beingmounted for movement toward and away from the platen, spring means formoving said' rollers toward the platen and for exerting a spring forcethrough the rollers against the card, and independently adjustable meansfor said spring means to afford an independent adjustment of thepressure on each roller.

16. In a front-strike typewriting Inaehine, the combination of acarriage, a rotative platen carried thereby, a support arranged in frontof the platen and beneath the printing line, said support beingoperativeto supporta card or the like at the bottom edge thereof while t-he cardis maintained in a flat condition in front of the platen and at theprinting line, margin feed rollers which are separate from said cardsupport and which are supported independently thereof, said margin feedrollers being cooperative with the card near the side edges thereof, anger piece, and means con trolled thereby for simultaneously releasingboth of said feed rollers.

1T. In a front-strike typewrit-ing machine. the con'ibination of acarriage, a rotative platen-carried thereby, a substantiallyhorizontally disposed supporting shelf carried by the frame of themachine and arrangei'l below the printing line and copera tive with thebottom edge of a card or the like to .support it in a flat condition infront of the platen and at the printing line, and margin feed rollersl.arried by the carriage and cooperative with the side edge portions ofa card or the like when the same is in po.- sition at the printing line,a spring pressed pivoted supporting rod arranged above the platen, and apair of carriers carried by said rod, the margin feed rollers beingcarried by said carriers.

18. In a front-strike .typewritingmachine, the combination of acarriage, a rotative platen carried thereby, a support arranged in frontof the platen and beneath the printing line, said support beingoperative to support a card or the like atv the bottom edge thereofwhile the card is maintained in a flat condition in front of the platenat the printing line, margin feed rollers coperative with the card nearthe side edges there- 'of, and inclined deflecting fingers arrangedabove 'the feed rollers and cooperative with the upper edge of the cardat the rear side thereof.

19. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination of acarriage, a'rotative platen carried thereby, a support arranged in frontof the platen and beneath the' printing line, said support beingcooperative to support a card or the like at the `bottom edge. thereofwhile the card isA maintained ina. flat condition infront of the platenand at the printing line, margin feed. rollers which are separate fromsaid card support and which are supported independently thereof, a rodcarried by the carriage and which constitutes a support for said feedrollers, and inclined delecting lingers which coperate with the upperedge of the card to direct it in` front of said rod.

n 20. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the l'combination of acarriage, a4 rotative. platen, a supporting rod carried by the carriageabove the platen, inclined delecting tingers'which extend downwardly andrearwardly from said rod to coperate with the upperv edge of the card atthe rear side thereof and direct the card upwardly in front of said rod,-margin feed rollers van ranged .in front of the 'platen and coperativewith the card near the side edges thereof, and a card supportindependent of said deflecting fingers and independent of the means forsupport-ing the margin feed rollers for supporting a card at the bottomedge thereof, said card support being operative to support a card or thelike in a fiat condition in front of the platen and at the printingline.

2l. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination of acarriage, a rotative platen, a supporting rod carried by the earriageabove'the platen, inclined detlecting lingers which extend downwardlyand rearwardly from said rod toward. the platen and to a point above theprinting line, said tingers cooperating with the upper edge of the -ardat the rear side thereof to cause the upper or leading edge of the cardto be dei'leeted to the frontof said rod, margin feed rollers carried bysaid rod and arranged near the printing line, and means for supportingthe card in a iiat condition in front of the platen and at the printingline.

22. In a front-striketypewritingmachine, the combination of a carriage,a. rotative platen, means independentof the platen and fixed" agamstline;V feedv movement therewith for supporting a card or the like in aflatA condition in. front of the platen and at the printing line, meansfor feeding the card upwardly in a fiat condition and away from saidcard supportingmeans, and a side edge gage lcoperatlve lwith a side'edge-of -the f card when it is positioned upright in front of theplaten.

23. In a front-strike typewriting machine, thel combination of acarriage, a rotative platen, means for supporting a card or the i likein a flat condition in front of the platen` and at the printing. line,margin feed rollers adjacent to the prmting line and coperative with theside edge portions of the card itv is` positioned upright in .front ofthe" platen,

24. In afront-strike typewri-ting machine, the combination of acarriage, a rotative platen, 'means coperating with the bottom edge of acard forsupporting it in a flat condition in front of the platen and atthe printing line, `a .pointer arranged in front of the card andoperative prevent the card CopiesA of this patent may be obtained for vecents each, ily-addressing the 4side edge gage coperat-ive of the cardwh-n it is positioned Yupright in means, margin feed rollers adjacent tothe printing line and coperative with the side vedge portionsof ythecard for feeding the card upwardly in a flat-coditiomand a with a sideedge front of the platen.

25. In a front-strike typewritingmachine,

the combination of a carriage, a rotative platen carried thereby,engaging means independent of the platen and {bred-againstline feedmovement therewith for engaging.

a card on two sides thereof at right angles to each other and squaringthe card and supporting it in a iiat condition in frontof the platen andat the printing line, and means coperative with the platen-to feed thecard upwardly ina flat condition independently of said engaging means.

Signed at the borough'of'Manhattan, ,city of New York, in the county ofNew York, and State of New York, this 8th day-of December, A. D. 1911.

\ y JOHN. YPURDY. Witnesses:

CHARLES E. SMrrH,

E. M. .WELLs.

Washington. D. C."

